Shopping Matters. English for the retail trade - Swiss Edition is the new English course for Swiss retail apprentices in particular, and all other sales staff wishing to improve their spoken and written skills. It covers all the requirements of the Reform sales 2022+ syllabus and can be used flexibly with students preparing for both the Federal Certificate of Vocational Education and Training (FCV: EBA/AFP/CFP) and the Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (FDV: EFZ/CFC/AFC).
The language used is suitable for learners who have reached level A2.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the content is designed to develop the practical skills required by the Swiss syllabus. All situations and activities dealt with are set in typical vocational contexts in the various sectors of Swiss retail.
The Teacher’s Resources contain all the answers to the exercises in the coursebook together with recording transcripts. It also contains suggested answers in the case of open-ended tasks or where students are invited to invent typical content from their own retail sector.
Shopping Matters. English for the retail trade - Swiss Edition
- covers all the requirements of the Reform sales 2022+ syllabus
- can be used flexibly with students at both FCV and FDV level
- uses language at CEFR level A2-B1
- develops the practical skills required by the Swiss syllabus
Shopping Matters - Swiss edition enables apprentices and other employees in the many different sectors of Swiss retail to handle a wide range of typical situations in English. It’s the perfect way to learn and practise the English language skills needed for a successful apprenticeship and career in Swiss retail.
The Teacher’s Resources contain all the answers to the exercises in the coursebook together with recording transcripts.
The Teacher's Resources are available as a printable e-book. Teachers can order it free of charge by e-mail
from the publisher: questions@cornelsen.ch
Shopping Matters – Swiss Edition
English for the retail trade
Michael Benford, in collaboration with Simon Eckert and Thomas Hofmänner
Free e-book
ISBN: 978-3-0345-4006-3
179 pages
Cornelsen Schweiz AG
